Pipe-carrier.



Patented July 25, |899. B. F. WILLISTON.

PIPE CARRIER.

(Application lefi Oct. 3, 1598.)

2 Sheets-Sheet l.

(No Modal.)

W'nessc No. 629,408. Patented luly 25, |899. B. F. WILLISTN.'

PIPE- CARRIER. (Ap'pximion med on. a, 189s.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet2.

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrione BENJAMIN F. VILLISTON, OF JACKSON,MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE DETROIT PIPECARRIER COMPANY,

OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PIPE-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 629,408, dated July 25,1899. u Application iiled October 3, 1898. Serial No. 692.578. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. WILLIS- rroy, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pipe-Carriers, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates more specifically to that kind of carriers used inmechanicallyoperated crossings, switches, signals, dac., to support theconnections (pipes and wires) controlling the same from the operatorstower or other distant point.

y My invention has for its principal object to devise an efficient anddurable construction of carrier which at the Sametime is adapted for anynumber of pipes and their complementary wires and in which the numbermay be indefinitely increased when necessary without altering theconstruction or disturbing the number of connections already in use.

To this end the invention consists in the peculiar and novelconstruction of a sectional foundation and in combination therewith ofpipe or Wire carrying standards and means for fastening them to thefoundation, all as more fully hereinafter described, and shown in thedrawings, in which- Figure l is an elevation, partly in section, of apipe-carrier of my construction, showing it as arranged for three linesof pipe connections and their complement of wire-carriers. Fig. 2 is across-section on line oc :n in Fig. l, with the carrier-wheels shown indotted lines only. Fig. 3 is another cross-section on line y y lookingtoward the left. Fig. 4. is a plan of one of the bed-plates and showingin dotted lines the adjacent ends of similar bed-plates connected to it.Fig. 5 is a detached elevation of oneof the wire-carrying arms. Fig. 6is a detached elevation of one of the top roller-shafts of thepipe-carrier. Fig. 7 is a detached front and side elevation of theseparate ear for locking said shaft.

A is a foundation-pier, preferably a block of concrete formed uponopposite sides with recesses a, adapted to receive the shank of thebolts B and having the enlargements b for the heads of the bolts, all ina manner to detachably secure the bolts and the plate C to thefoundation-pier, substantially as shown in my Letters Patent No.603,354., dated May 3, 1898.

C is the bed-plate, preferably of castmetal and of a length to support anumber of carrying-standards. This plate has upon its upper side twoparallel abutments formed by means of the raised flanges D, extendingthe whole length of the plate, and at the ends the plates are formed inany convenient manner to permit of extension by bolting together endwiseany desired number of similar plates without disturbing the existingstructure. In the construction shown in the drawings these means consistof a lug c at one end and a corresponding recess d and lug c at theother end, and coincident bolt-holes e for the reception of a screw-boltE connecting two plates together, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

F are a series of standards secured upon the bed-plate by means of asingle clampingplate G, which extends the whole length of the bed-plate.To this end each standard has two legs f', between which theclamping-plate engages, and each leg is provided with a base g, formedwith the inclined shoulder h on the inside and with the shoulder c' onthe outside, whereby the clamping-plate G (which is preferably made archshaped, with bevel edges to correspond to the shoulders h) in pressingagainst the inside of the legs seats the shoulderst' against the angesD. The clampingplate is clamped in position by means of the bolts B,which extend through suitable holes inthe clamping-plate and carry theclamping-nuts It in addition to the nuts l, which secure the bed-plateto the foundation. The bolt E, which secures the adjacent ends of twobed-plaies together may also be eX- tended through the adjacent ends ofthe clamping-plates and receive additional clamping-nuts m. Thestandards F are spaced at equal distances apart by their base portions gtouching each other, and they support between them the carrier-rolls H,Which in turn support the connections or pipes I. The carrier-rolls aregrooved and provided with journals n, which rest upon shoulders o,formed 2 eeeos upon the sides of the standard and constitutingrail-bearings, on which the carrying-rolls are free to travel back andforth, as required in the operation of the pipes I.

.I are rollers journaled upon the shafts p, removably secured in the topof the standards by having hooked ears p' formed at one end and a recessp2 at the other end, all so arranged that the hooked ear of one shaftengages the recessed end of the adjacent shaft, and the ends thus unitedare secured by a Cotter-key q in a corresponding recess in the top ofthe standard, a separate carp3 being used to retain the end of the lastshaft. In this manner the tops of the standards are tied together bymeans of the shafts p.

K is a standard which carries the wires or cables forming acomplementary part of the mechanical contrivance used inmechanicallyoperated railway devices for which the invention isdesigned. This standard is just like the standards F in so far as itrelates to the means for securing said standard to the bed-plate, andthe same clamping-plate G which secures the standards F secures thestandard K. To this standard are pivotally adjustably secured in frontand rear, respec tively, the bracket arms L. To this end bosses r r',corrugated upon their faces, are formed on the base of the arm and onthe standard K, and a connecting-bolt s, passing through the bosses,secures the arm to the Standard. Each arm ca rries a suitable number ofsheaves t, which are removably secured, by means of Cotter-key shafts o,in skeleton frames u, formed with suitable opening for the insertionofthe wires onto the sheaves. One of the two arms L of the standard isbent to the right and the other to the left sufficiently to be onopposite sides ofa central longitudinal vertical plane, so that whenboth are adjusted in normal vertical positions the Wires carried b y thetwo arms do not interfere with each other. This construction allows ofcarrying all the wires needed in connection with the number of pipes onthe same bed-plate to be carried by the one standard, and in goingaround curves the arms may be more or less inclined, as necessary forthe better guidance of the Wires.

The construction accomplishes all the objects of the invention, it isvery simple to mount and dismount, and it will be seen that the numberof pipe-carriers may be indefinitely increased in a very simple mannerby connecting together endwise in the manner described as manybed-plates as needed to support the desired number of carriers, eachbed-plate beingsecu red upona separate foundation-pier. In doing thisthe existing construction need not be disturbed in the least. The samefacility exists if the number of carriers is to be reduced. A furtheradvantage is that the carriers are securely held in position by a singlefoundation-pier foreach foundation-plate, and by using foundation-platesof different length any desired number of carriers may be accommodatedupon the saine foundation within reasonable limits. The simplicity of myconstruction not only greatly reduces the cost of this kind ofstructures, but it permits of constructing it in a very expeditiousmanner, and the compact form and absence of bulky foundation renders itextremely desirable in railway yards and grounds,where ground-space hasto be economized in every'possibleway. It also permits of boxing in thewhole line of carriers at a minimum cost.

Vhat I claim as my invention is- 1. In a carrier for pipes, dac. afoundation unit comprising a foundation-pier, a metallic bed-plate,removably secured upon said pier and extending crosswise over the top ofsaid pier, means at the ends of the bed-plate for rigidly uniting it inseries with like bed-plates,

a series of standards arranged side by side upon the bed-plate,rollerssupported between said standards, and means for collectively clampingthe standards to the bed-plate.

2. In a carrier for pipes the., a foundation consisting of a series oflike bed-plates detachably united at their ends and forming a continuousuniform bed, a series of foundation-piers one for each bed-plate,anchoringbolts detachably secured in recesses in the side of thefoundation-pier and detachably securing the bed-plate upon thefoundationpier.

In a carrier for pipes duc., the combination of the bed-plate O havinglongitudinal abutments D, the standards having legsf, the shoulders z'and 7L formed on the base of Ithe legs,the clamping-plate G extendingbetween the legs of the standard and means forclamping it to thebed-plate. 4. In a carrier for pipes &c. the combination ofthebed-plate, the standards F secu red upon the bed-plate,the horizontalrails o upon opposite sides of said standards, the rollers II supportedupon the rails o between adjacent standards free to travel, theantifriction-rollers J and the shaft p upon which said rollers arejournaled, said shafts being removably secured in the top of thestandards and having means at the ends for detachably connecting themtogether.

5. In a carrier for pipes dac., the combination of the foundation-pier,the bed-plate supported thereon, standards resting upon the bed-plateand adapted to support the pipes, a clamping-plate coextensive with thebedplate and adapted to clamp the standards collectively to thebed-plate and anchoring-bolts secured to the foundation-pier andextending through the bed-plate and clam ping-plate and provided withseparate securing-nuts for the bed-plate and clamping-plate.

6. In a carrier for pipes dac., the combination of the bed-plate havingflanges D extending longitudinally thereof, standards supported upon thebase-plate, a clamping-plate, clamping-shoulders on the bedof thestandards coperatingwith thebed-plate and clamp- IOO IIO

'ing-plate to clamp the standards to the bedplate, a foundation-piersupporting the bedplate and anchoring bolts secured in the foundationpier and extending upwardly through the bed-plate andv clamping-plateand forming the means for detachably clamping the standards in positionupon the bedplate.

' 7. In a carrier for pipes &c., the combination of a foundation-pier, abed-plate secured thereupon, a series of like standards each formed withtwo legs having clamping-shoulders, a clamping-plate extendinglongitudinally of the bed-plate between the legs of the standards, andcoperating with the clamping-shoulders thereon, and bolts detachablysecuring the clamping-plate to the bed-plate.

8. In acarrier for pipes, the combination of a foundation-pier, abed-plate supported thereon, a series of like standards supported uponthe bed-plate, a clamping-plate extending longitudinally of thebed-plate, through openings in the base of the standards and boltsanchored in the foundation-pier and extending through the bed-plate andclampingplate and provided with nuts detachably securing theclamping-plate and bed-plate to the foundation-pier.

9. In a carrier for pipes dac., the combination of the bed-plate formedwith longitudinal abutments,the standards supported thereon and formedwith openings in the base, the clamping-plate extending through saidopenings and adapted to clamp the base of the standards to thebed-plate, the anchoringbolts connecting the clam ping-plate andbaseplate to the foundation-pier, the traveling rollers supportedbetween the standards free to travel and the shafts p formed at theirends with connecting means adapted to unite the shafts, said shaftsbeing removably secured in the top of the standards and carryingantifriction-rollers.

IO. In a carrier for pipes, the combination with a series of standardsbetween which the pipes are removably supported, of the shaftsdetachably supported at their ends in recesses in the top of thestandards above the pipes, one shaft between each pair of standards andmeans at the ends of the shafts detachably uniting the shafts andsecuring them in position in the standards.

ll. The combination with the base-plate, the series of pipe-carryin gstandards thereon, a wire-carrying standard thereon, a clamping-platecommon to both the pipe and wire carrying standards and means forclamping the plate to the base.

12. In a pipe-carrier, the combination with a base-plate, a series ofstandards on the base, each carryingpipe-supportingrollers,aclamp= ingplate or plates common to a plurality of the standards, and means forsecuring the clamping plate or plates to the bed-plate.

13. In acarrier forpipes, a foundation composed of a series of likeunits, each comprising a foundation-pier, a bed-plate removably securedupon and extending crosswise over the top of said foundation-pier, andmeans at the ends of the bed-plates detachably uniting them in serieswith each other, each independently removable from the adjacentbed-plate and adapted to form therewith a continuous and uniform bed forthe support of the standards of the carrier.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. WILLISTON.

Witnesses:

P. M. HULBERT, H. D. MILES.

